Public Relations

The CSU Marketing Department’s Public Relations serves as the official source of news, information and events at the university. Interested news media, reporters and others are asked to contact Communications@ColumbiaSouthern.edu for information, interviews, expert sources, and more.

Overview

Columbia Southern University was founded in 1993 by Robert Mayes, Sr. CSU, one of the nation’s premier online universities, offers online associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees and certificate programs. The CSU main campus is located at 21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, Ala. CSU is the sister university to Waldorf University, based in Iowa. Both institutions are considered subsidiaries of Columbia Southern Education Group. CSU also partners with the Center for International Training Cooperation in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam where it offers hybrid and online degree programs with its in-country partner.